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The Christian — Hymns for Social Worship

Now we have met in Jesus' name

  • No. 474
  • Words Samuel Stennett.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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Now we have met in Jesus' name,To glorify our Lord we aim;We strive each duty to fulfill,With anxious thoughts to do his will.

2

We 've met in love and holy fear,To hear the happy saints declareThe rich compassion of a God—The virtues of a Saviour's blood.

3

O Saviour, help them to expressThe wonders of triumphant grace,While to the church they freely ownWhat for their souls the Lord hath done.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «474» (large) in the right column of p. 153, under «Samuel Stennett.» (end of hymn 473), with the italic reference line «431, 787.» beside it (= sing to the tunes of hymns 431 or 787); stanzas 1–3 in the right column, «Samuel Stennett.» in italics after stanza 3. The first word «Now» is set like the other first words of the page (the «ow» cannot be told from lower case in this face). The lines of each stanza are not indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before «;» («aim ;»); it is closed up here. «We 've» keeps the print's space before the apostrophe (as «We 'll» in earlier hymns); apostrophes are written straight. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., like the tunes referred to). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's («fulfill»).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Hymns for Social Worship · No. 474 · printed page 153
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01